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Isa Pantami, former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has pulled out of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primaries in Gombe State. Pantami announced his withdrawal on Tuesday through a statement issued by Barrister Ibrahim M. Attahir on behalf of the Pantamiyya Movement. The statement said the former minister cited violations of the Electoral Act 2026 as the reason for his withdrawal. He also referenced what he described as the APC leadership’s failure to provide information needed for a transparent and credible primary election in Gombe State. The statement added that letters written by his solicitors to party officials…
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have rescued two women from being lynched by an angry mob in Uyo, the state capital. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, said the incident occurred on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at about 9:45 a.m. along Ring Road 3, Uyo. She said the irate mob stripped the two women naked, brutally assaulted them, and attempted to subject them to unlawful execution over allegations yet to be verified by lawful authorities. She said the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Ekem Emmanuel John, who…
Southampton have been expelled from Saturday’s Championship play-off final. The Saints were due to face Hull City for a place in the Premier League. But they have been kicked out of the play-offs after they had spied on a Middlesbrough training session, before their semi-final. It means Boro will now play Hull at Wembley on Saturday with the winners securing a Premier League spot next season. The Saints have also been given a four-point deduction for the 2026-27 Championship campaign. “The EFL is now in discussion with all three clubs regarding the implications of today’s decision and will make a…
VivaJets, an African business aviation company under the Falcon Aerospace Group, has urged African leaders to move beyond policy declarations and begin implementing practical measures that will drive economic connectivity across the continent. The call was made during the just-concluded Africa CEO Forum 2026 held in Kigali, Rwanda, where the company stressed that Africa’s economic growth depends largely on the seamless movement of people, businesses and investments. This was contained in a statement made available to The PUNCH by VivaJets on Tuesday. The Africa CEO Forum is one of the continent’s largest gatherings of public and private sector leaders. Founded…
The Kogi State Police Command has arrested a 52-year-old man for allegedly having 339 wraps of substances suspected to be Indian hemp in Kabba, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Naziru Kankarofi, revealed this on Tuesday during a press briefing at the command headquarters in Lokoja. He said the arrest was made on May 9, 2026, at about 2:00pm through intelligence-led policing, strategic stop-and-search operations, and proactive crime prevention measures. According to the CP, operatives attached to the area command in Kabba intercepted a Honda Pilot Jeep with registration number LSD 456 GE during a…
Nigeria is on the march again to have its eighth general elections in this Fourth Republic. Party primaries are underway in the 22 registered political parties, with the All-Progressives Congress, the ruling party, leading the pack. The party held its House of Representatives and senatorial primaries on May 16 and 18, respectively. Today, May 20, the party will hold its State House of Assembly primaries. Lesson from the APC primaries conducted so far shows that we still have a long way to go in our democratic journey. The party obviously needs to improve its internal democratic process. Amid the preparations…
The screening committee of the Kabiru Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party has cleared former President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential aspirant ahead of the 2027 general elections. According to the faction, which is backed by Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, Jonathan emerged as its presidential hopeful after the screening committee granted him a waiver. The decision was announced by former Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu, who spoke on behalf of the screening committee at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, where the screening for other aspirants was conducted. Speaking in a video shared by AIT on Tuesday, Aliyu explained that…
Trabzonspor are targeting a €40m sale of Super Eagles defender Chibuike Nwaiwu this summer, a fee that would make him the most expensive player ever sold in Turkish football history, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Black Sea Storm have already received offers in the region of €20m for the 22-year-old, according to Dik Futbol, but the club have rejected those approaches and set their asking price at double that figure. If met, the fee would surpass Trabzonspor’s existing record departure — the €27.5 million sale of goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir to rivals Galatasaray last season — while also standing as the…
You warned in 2022 that terrorists were setting up camps in the South-West. Despite repeated alerts, gunmen attacked three schools in Oriire, Oyo State, on Friday, killing two people and abducting teachers and students. What failures by the authorities made this attack possible? The office of the Aare Ona Kakanfo has been limited to just giving out information without being given room for collaboration. I have more information that I can give to law enforcement agencies. Six months ago, we tried to work on our intelligence across the entire South-West region. We spotted many local governments where there was an…
Among the flurry of today’s Google I/O announcements, Google shared details about Wear OS 7, the next major update to its smartwatch platform. To help you keep track of things like deliveries and sports scores, Wear OS 7 will get the iPhone-style Live Updates that were introduced on Android last year — which can appear on your watch or your smartphone — and you’ll also be able to track automated tasks that an AI is working on right from your watch.Wear OS is also getting an upgrade from its widget-like Tiles for glanceable information. With the new update, Google is…
